Mini has given its fans a taste of how far it can
take the JCW formula at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show when it unveiled the
bonkers John Cooper Works GP Concept. As it turns out, the Mini John
Cooper Works GP study is on its way to production. The first prototypes have
finally been spotted during testing, and that massive rear wing might be a sign
Mini means business with the production version.
The spy shots allow us to spot bigger brakes
and beefier exhaust pipes, while the front end is hard to differentiate from a
Cooper S. However, expect the finished car to get a more aggressive face with
an extended front splitter and possibly the wider fenders from the concept.
As with its 2006 and 2012 predecessors, the upcoming
Mini Cooper Works GP will be built in a limited production run, possibly in an
identical number of 2,000 cars. It will be powered by the same 2.0-liter
turbocharged gasoline sourced from the regular JCW model but tweaked to deliver
somewhere around 280-300 horsepower.
That will make it the most powerful Mini production
car ever, as well as the fastest, given that the added power will be combined
with a slight weight reduction. Expect the Mini John Cooper Works GP to arrive
somewhere close to 2020.
Cr : Carscoops
